Compare towns
Gorham vs Colebrook vs Alstead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New Hampshire.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gorham has the most kids (12.5% under 18).
Colebrook has the most renters (46% rent).
Alstead has the most people working from home (12.1%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Gorham | Colebrook | Alstead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,682Highest |
1,268Lowest |
1,551 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.3% NH: +4.6% |
-13.8%Lowest NH: +4.6% |
-3.8%Highest NH: +4.6% |
| Median age | 53.9±3.6 24% above NH |
53.4±6.7Lowest 23% above NH |
56±3.3Highest 29% above NH |
| Alstead and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±3.9Highest NH: 18.2% |
12.1%±4Lowest NH: 18.2% |
12.3%±3.1 NH: 18.2% |
| Gorham and Alstead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.7%±6.8Highest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±5.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
27.8%±4.2Lowest NH: 20.1% |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.7% NH: 40.6% |
17.5%Lowest NH: 40.6% |
28.3%Highest NH: 40.6% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±2.8Highest NH: 6% |
4.4%±3.9 NH: 6% |
3.4%±2.6Lowest NH: 6% |
| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,275±$7k 38% below NH |
$46,833±$10kLowest 53% below NH |
$64,526±$11kHighest 35% below NH |
| Alstead and Gorham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,600±$49k 60% below NH |
$156,700±$31kLowest 61% below NH |
$271,600±$37kHighest 33% below NH |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$83Highest 44% below NH |
$750±$238Lowest 50% below NH |
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| Gorham and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,334 35% below NH |
$3,480Lowest 48% below NH |
$5,322Highest 20% below NH |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±20.3Lowest NH: 48.2% |
50.3%±19.5 NH: 48.2% |
72.1%±22.3Highest NH: 48.2% |
| Alstead and Colebrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NH: 7.2% |
15.1%Highest NH: 7.2% |
8.9% NH: 7.2% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% NH: 72.8% |
54%Lowest NH: 72.8% |
76%Highest NH: 72.8% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 8 yrs older than NH |
1953Lowest 26 yrs older than NH |
1973Highest 6 yrs older than NH |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 15% below NH |
20 minLowest 26% below NH |
32 minHighest 19% above NH |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.8Lowest NH: 16.8% |
1.7%±2.1Lowest NH: 16.8% |
12.1%±5.6Highest NH: 16.8% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 120 in NH | — | — |
| School district | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | — | Fall Mountain Regional School District |
| High school in town | Gorham High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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NH average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.